Hi All
I have a Reef Octo. Rec Rated for 1500l (not sure on the model number)
and a AM1000, the AM was in the first compartment so it was picking up water from there and returning water back in the same compartment as was the Octo's feed pump picking up and then skimmer returning to same compartment. I was getting alot of debrits in the 1st compartment and quite abit of overspil to my DSB as my sump has no baffles (sump is mille's design that I'm sure you all know)
I reconed that my flow was way to strong from my overflow +/- 4000L so I have changed the Rio14HF to a OR2500 which is pushing about 2100L with head loss, I have changed my overlow pipe 1 to feed the Octo this was a bit tricky as there was alot of air going through to the skimmer, so what I have done is put a ball valve on the overfolw pipe and blocked the air hole and adjusted the valve so no air is going through at all, the 2nd overflow is there should the first get blocked. Is this OK?
Have I correctly setup this skimmer? I am prepared to make whatever changed need to be done in order to get it 100% correct, I have seen the skimmate some of you guys get and I'm not even close, I have about 50kg's of rock and X40 flow with 9 fish so as far as I can tell I should be skimming like a pro? ? I have a C2C with 2 overflow pipes....
I have a Reef Octo. Rec Rated for 1500l (not sure on the model number)
and a AM1000, the AM was in the first compartment so it was picking up water from there and returning water back in the same compartment as was the Octo's feed pump picking up and then skimmer returning to same compartment. I was getting alot of debrits in the 1st compartment and quite abit of overspil to my DSB as my sump has no baffles (sump is mille's design that I'm sure you all know)
I reconed that my flow was way to strong from my overflow +/- 4000L so I have changed the Rio14HF to a OR2500 which is pushing about 2100L with head loss, I have changed my overlow pipe 1 to feed the Octo this was a bit tricky as there was alot of air going through to the skimmer, so what I have done is put a ball valve on the overfolw pipe and blocked the air hole and adjusted the valve so no air is going through at all, the 2nd overflow is there should the first get blocked. Is this OK?
Have I correctly setup this skimmer? I am prepared to make whatever changed need to be done in order to get it 100% correct, I have seen the skimmate some of you guys get and I'm not even close, I have about 50kg's of rock and X40 flow with 9 fish so as far as I can tell I should be skimming like a pro? ? I have a C2C with 2 overflow pipes....